Scottishteas

Beloved beverages of our ancestors! Hand-blended Scottish heritage teas, using native highland botanicals by medical herbalist Claire MacKay-@herbal_history.

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#Slàinteach
It means 'in good health' in Scottish Gaelic, and just happens to have the word 'Tea' in it too. A prefect name for our heritage teas, hand-blended with native highland botanicals by medical herbalist Claire Mackay. https://t.co/JbIpHTkSTY
#Gaidhlig #teas #Scottish

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/paS090A6BU

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#Eilidh

Meet our newest team member Eilidh!

She's been working with me since February and helping in the dispensary and blending teas, but will now be expanding within the business.

I am so grateful for her… https://t.co/MqpYBwI7eJ

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#Sonas

This is happiness tea, one of our heritage range with a gaelic name to reflect its traditional roots.

St John's wort, Oats, lemonbalm, rose and calendula are all beautifully combined in this mood enhancing… https://t.co/VkhA53oIgi

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I can't tell you how utterly delighted and grateful I am to be able to introduce this spectacular person to you!

Meet Eilidh!

Her name means 'Sun-ray or shining light' and that is not wrong!!! 💛

Eilidh has been… https://t.co/DfNfzsdLvd

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Och, Aye! The nichts are fair drawin' in!

As you can tell when multiple orders of my Winter Warming Salve start to come in.

This is the first year for me using my own infused oils, of Arnica, Calendula and St… https://t.co/BpmMFsvud5

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Going to bed happy after a full on day!

Today was the sort of day that could easily pushed you over the edge. Patients in clinic, web orders, wholesale orders to deliver, calls to answer, a consultant client to… https://t.co/bB0KEyC0nZ

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Time to call in the troops. I'm getting a PA!

Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining. I feel blooming blessed in these crazy times to have continued to expand and grow professionally
[BUT]
Being a working mum… https://t.co/gTPHBVF077

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Time to call in the troops. I'm getting a PA!

Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining. I feel blooming blessed in these crazy times to have continued to expand and grow professionally
[BUT]
Being a working mum… https://t.co/vxUiOMUfGJ

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First market for us since lockdown!
Loving the new open air markets @wildwoodz by exclusivelyhighlands Open today and tomorrow 11-3m

Come and see us if you are on the Black Isle!!

#Slainteach #scottishteas… https://t.co/wbMlxaHK0D

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Happy to be included in thw Hub, a great source for local Scottish produce! #scotfooddrink #localbusinesses #shoplocal

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Winter Health with Herbs

Join me at Poyntzfield Herb Nursery for an afternoon of preparing Winter herbal remedies (to take home).

We will look at the antiviral and immune boosting properties of herbs, and some… https://t.co/yAtutSWzrs

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#outlander

Tomorrow night I shall be joining the online Outlander themed ceilidh gathering to share some of Claire's herbal wisdom for the apothecary!

We'll look at some herbal allies from the 18th century world of… https://t.co/EM4HUZZal8

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Bloody Yarrow!!

I can honestly say that I have never seen a yarrow so red as this before! I am in awe.

Surely my day is blessed after being greeted by this brilliant warrior plant in bloom this morning?

I hope… https://t.co/1A5zAzHeqy

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Bitter Vetch // Tuberous Vetch// Lathyrus montanus

I am always happy to set eyes on this rate wee flower, when I stumble across it on my walks in the wilds.

Cairmeal or to the Irish and Scots in Gaelic- used to… https://t.co/303BfnP9zI

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A reward for waking early to give a presentation online this morning- I got to see one of my favourite roses freshly in bloom in the garden.

For weeks I keep missing them at their best. Finally, I have captured the… https://t.co/4jKnChuIde

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I always find it so much easier to focus my mind on studying from books when I have the plants beside me!

Here is a wee gang of herbal allies keeping me company as I delve into the plant mysteries of our… https://t.co/EYFg8KrRfx

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#Magic

At the heart of everything I love is an air of mystery and an appreciation of the traditions that our ancestors revered.

I really love it when life is full of purpose and meaning.

During Lockdown I had a… https://t.co/5Kigbsd1dE

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Mask arrived- I can now go shopping, hooray!

Suits me, no?!

Just need to stuff the 'beak' with a posy of potent antiviral herbs and we're done!

#herbalist #covidcostume #herbalprotection #posy https://t.co/CMz4IdSVXL

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I think my husband Lucio is starting to see the need for a herb-drying room! 😝

Our house is like a very exotic and fragrant Chinese laundry.
These herb drying towers are popping up everywhere I can find a… https://t.co/r2Xsbl1KnZ

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The fermentation is strong with this batch... Already fizzing away only a few hours after bottling.

The promise of some decent fizz for Lucio's birthday at the end of July is looking good.

Our home smells like an… https://t.co/h1GubxPiM3